Boys' name · since 1973
Michaeljohn
240 babies named Michaeljohn in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 240
- total births
- 1973–2019
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Michaeljohn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 240 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Michaeljohn recorded 240 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2019.
- 240 total births
- 1973–2019 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Michaeljohn's 240 recorded births place it above 74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Michaeljohn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Michaeljohn splits its recorded history at 1990: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Michaeljohn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2019
- Peak year (1985)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Michaeljohn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Michaeljohn's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Michaeljohn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 96 births (40% of all-time use).
Michaeljohn by state
Where Michaeljohn concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 4.2% |
11 of 240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Michaeljohn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michaeljohns (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Michaeljohn: Baby Name Since 1973 - 240 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michaeljohn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Michaeljohn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.